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Originally Posted by Tubbs
It seems to me that a critical part in all of these incidents was a failure by LE to anticipate and promptly react to the desparation and ferocity of the criminals that they encountered.
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TR is right on in his assessment here. I will take the liberty to add/expound a little on the points he made. In each of the listed incidents the officers were confronted with fully automatic weapons, while armed with revolvers and shotguns. These are issued weapons. The officers carry what they are issued. They confront the badguys with what is available regardless of the bad guys abilities. I would say that rather than failure, it is courageous!
During the Newhall and Norco incidents, Ballistic Vests were not even issued. If you wanted one you bought it. That was rare as LEO were earning poverty wages back then. We had to work part time jobs just to meet financial obligations.